ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 102111
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| Date: | Sunday 11 January 1931 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Curtiss A-3B |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) |
| Registration: | 30-232 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gulf of Mexico offshore of Freeport, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Crashed while on a flight from Matagorda, Texas to Fort Crockett (Galveston), Texas. LT J.F. Grasty and Corporal Philip Schuchmann (or Phillip Schuchman according to some sources) were killed. A body of one of the fliers was located on a mud flat near Francitas, TX on 16 January 1931. A second body, that of CPL Schuchmann, was located 25 January 1931 near Galveston. Pieces of the the aircraft washed ashore near Freeport several days prior.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
Corsicana (TX) Daily Sun, 26 January 1931, p. 14
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Apr-2022 04:55 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
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